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Chicago mayor declares racism a 'public health crisis' and directs $10mn in Covid funds to
[RT] Mayor Lori Lightfoot ...the diminutive and vacuous Heronner da Mare of Chicago. When the corpse count rises she blames the guns, which are banned anyway. A racist to the bone, Lori sez that people with the same skin tone all think alike, not quite getting the implications for a city with a population less than thirty percent black...has deemed racism a "public health crisis" in reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel... , vowing to allocate nearly $10 million in federal coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... relief money to create "equity zones" around the city and improve her "anti-racist" policies. Lightfoot announced the new initiative on Thursday, arguing the new health "equity zones" will help to address Chicago’s "legacy of systemic racism." "At almost every single point in our city's history, racism has taken a devastating toll on the health and wellbeing of our residents of color — especially those who are black," the mayor said. That's why I am declaring racism as a public health crisis and looking forward to doubling down on both ongoing and new collaborations with city officials and community leaders to address the racist policies that have wreaked havoc on our black and Latinx communities. The move comes days after the city health department issued a report finding that the life expectancy for black residents is shorter by more than 9 years compared to those of other racial groups. It also found a higher prevalence of certain diseases, such as diabetes, in the African-American community. Aiming to address the "racial life expectancy gap" and "improve anti-racist policies," the city will dole out $9.6 million in federal Covid-19 relief funds to create six "equity zones" around Chicago, selecting a series of healthcare facilities and community organizing groups to lead the charge. While Lightfoot’s office said the funds will be used to "create community-based stakeholder coalitions" and "improve community and individual wellness," the exact function of the "equity zones" remains unclear. Ayesha Jaco, executive director of West Side United, one of the groups receiving relief dollars, described the project as an "extension" of the city’s Racial Equity Rapid Response Team, established to tackle Covid-19 in "high-risk communities." That included efforts to boost "vaccine confidence" and access, as well as helping residents schedule appointments for immunizations, among other things. Posted by: Fred 2021-06-18 |
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